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Look out for the March/April edition of Gasparilla Magazine, featuring stories on water aerobics, fly fishing and the Lemon Bay Golf Club. Keep an eye on your mailboxes for the new edition or stop by the Beacon office to pick up a copy.
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The dates for upcoming Boca Grande tarpon tournaments have been set. “The tournaments” are a great tradition, said Betsy Joiner, president of the Gasparilla Island Maritime Museum. “It’s exciting as the weather gets warmer and tarpon start coming out. Everyone gets tarpon fever.” The season begins with the Ladies’ Day Tarpon Tournament, hosted by the […]
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Last weekend, the Miss Elissa catamaran made her first voyage to Boca Grande from Punta Gorda. The new voyage here is about 90 minutes, which is about an hour faster than before. “It’s more stable and it can make better time,” said Elissa Allen, marketing director for King Fisher fleet and namesake for Miss Elissa. […]
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The Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority elected a new chairman at its Tuesday, Feb. 13 meeting. The former vice chairman, Drew Tucker, was elected chairman. George Milne was elected vice chair. “I have enjoyed it but I do believe in term limits,” said outgoing Chairman Ginger Watkins. During the meeting, Watkins took a look back at […]
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Tired of fighting. That’s the word from one of the main homeowner claimants to an upcoming bankruptcy case for The Gasparilla Mobile Estates, which is located just to the west of Gasparilla Marina in Placida. “Some folks have lost everything,” said Peter Bezemer, a Canadian who has been a resident of the park for over […]
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BY JASON WICKMAN On Saturday, March 2, the Strawberry Festival will return to the Community Center grounds to celebrate more than 30 years of raising money to provide help to local women and children in need. “Despite the fatigue and many challenges left over from the hurricane, the church women are moving ahead full steam […]
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BY G.B. (BO) HAMRICKPROJECT COORDINATOR, AUXCOMM The Boca Grande Fire Department’s Auxiliary Emergency Communications project, AUXCOMM, has entered its second phase – the implementation of greatly improved radio communications for many island entities.
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For residents who have docks or waterfront, Lemon BayWatch Team of Lemon Bay Conservancy is pursuing their goal of improving the water quality of Lemon Bay through the use of vertical oyster gardens. The Lemon BayWatch “Oyster Ambassadors” will be on site at Waterways Paddlesports, 501 W. Dearborn Street, Englewood every Thursday through April, 25, […]
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It is the last week to submit or change a listing in the four-digit phone directory. Since 1991, the Boca Beacon has published this reference text, one of the last remaining residential phone books in the U.S. Friday, Feb. 9 is the deadline for all updates or additions. Stop by, call (941) 964-2995 or email […]
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Charlotte County is working on a Watershed Master Plan, to address drainage and flooding across the county. The plan will collate the issues related flooding in Charlotte County that residents have experienced and put them in a plan to be reviewed and approved in the fall. The information is anonymous, and will only be used for […]